Special Collections

The Libraries' Special Collections contain unusual, unique, rare or valuable resources for specialized research and display. Click on the collection titles below for more information on each collection and how to access it.

A collection of modern artists' books, broadsides, and fine press publications, including early letterpress works from Graywolf Press, poetry from the CSB Literary Arts Institute, and samples of student work as well as titles by well-known book artists. Browse and search the collection online.

Search the list of Graduate papers (including what were formerly called "research essays" and "projects") and theses from Saint John's School of Theology, from 1977 to the present, which are kept on permanent reserve at Alcuin Library.

The Sullivan Collection contains over 200 religious artifacts, chiefly icons in the traditional Eastern style but also other creative interpretations of sacred images. It was donated to the College of Saint Benedict by Mary Sullivan.

Institutional Repository

This repository is a service of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Libraries. The scholarly and creative work included here has been selected and deposited by the students, faculty, and staff from departments and centers at our schools.